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Pronuns Exercise
Pronuns Exercise
Pronuns Exercise
Pronouns include subject pronouns, object pronouns and possessive pronouns. These are used to replace
nouns in sentences.
It is also important to learn possessive adjectives when learning these forms.
Use the chart below and then study the example sentences chart. Finally, practice by doing the exercises.
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it it its ----
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we us our ours
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you you your yours
they them their theirs
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Example Sentences
Subject Example Object Example Possessive Example
pr Possessive Example
Pronouns Pronouns Adjectives Pronouns
I I work in me She gave my That is my mine That car is
oa
Portland. me the house. mine.
book.
er
you You like you Peter your Your subject yours That book is
listening bought you is English. yours.
to music. a present.
ui
he He lives in him She told his His wife is his That dog over
Seattle. him the from Italy. there is his.
oq
secret.
she She went her I asked her her Her name is hers That house is
on to come Christa. hers.
.y
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Exercise 1
Use a subject pronoun as the subject of each sentence based on the word(s) in parentheses.
1. ____ works at National Bank. (Mary)
2. ____ are in the cupboard. (the cups)
3. ____ lives in Oakland, California. (Derek)
4. ____ enjoy watching movies on Friday evenings. (My brother and I)
5. ____ is on the table. (the magazine)
6. ____ is working at the moment. (Mary)
7. ____ study French at university. (Peter, Anne and Frank)
8. ____ are good friends. (Tom and I)
9. ____ went to school yesterday. (Anna)
10. ____ think this exercise is difficult. (the students)
Exercise 2
Use a object pronoun as the object in each sentence based on the word(s) in parentheses.
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1. Please give ____ the book. (Peter)
.e
2. I bought ____ last week. (the car)
3. Angela visited ____ two months ago. (Mary)
ar
4. I enjoyed listening to ____ last week. (the song)
5. Alexander asked ____ to give the book to him. ( I)
6. She ate ____ quickly and left for work. (breakfast)
ob
7. I picked ____ up at seven o'clock. (Peter and Jane)
8. I like reading ____ before I go to sleep. (magazines)
9. It's very difficult to memorize ____. (the new vocabulary words)
pr
10. Tom gave ____ some advice. (my wife and I)
oa
Exercise 3
Use a possessive adjective in the gap in each sentence based on the word(s) in parentheses.
1. That's ____ book on the table. (I)
er
7. Alison asked ____ questions because they couldn't come. (Mary and Frank)
8. I think ____ idea is crazy! (You)
9. I'd like to hear ____ opinion. (Susan)
.y
Exercise 4
Use a possessive pronoun in the gap in each sentence based on the word(s) in parentheses.
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Exercise 1
Use a subject pronoun as the subject of each sentence based on the word(s) in parentheses.
1. She works at National Bank. (Mary)
2. They are in the cupboard. (the cups)
3. He lives in Oakland, California. (Derek)
4. We enjoy watching movies on Friday evenings. (My brother and I)
5. It is on the table. (the magazine)
6. She is working at the moment. (Mary)
7. They study French at university. (Peter, Anne and Frank)
8. We are good friends. (Tom and I)
9. She went to school yesterday. (Anna)
10. They think this exercise is difficult. (the students)
Exercise 2
Use an object pronoun as the object in each sentence based on the word(s) in parentheses.
s
1. Please give him the book. (Peter)
.e
2. I bought it last week. (the car)
3. Angela visited her two months ago. (Mary)
ar
4. I enjoyed listening to it last week. (the song)
5. Alexander asked me to give the book to him. (I)
6. She ate it quickly and left for work. (breakfast)
ob
7. I picked them up at seven o'clock. (Peter and Jane)
8. I like reading them before I go to sleep. (magazines)
9. It's very difficult to memorize them. (the new vocabulary words)
pr
10. Tom gave us some advice. (my wife and I)
oa
Exercise 3
Use a possessive adjective in the gap in each sentence based on the word(s) in parentheses.
1. That's my book on the table. (I)
er
7. Alison asked their questions because they couldn't come. (Mary and Frank)
8. I think your idea is crazy! (You)
9. I'd like to hear her opinion. (Susan)
.y
Exercise 4
Use a possessive pronoun in the gap in each sentence based on the word(s) in parentheses.
w